The Outlaws of Cave-In-Rock: Historical Accounts of the Famous Highwaymen and River Pirates Who Operated in Pioneer Days upon the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and over the Natchez - Brossura

Rothert, Otto Arthur

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ISBN 10: 0809320347 ISBN 13: 9780809320349

Casa editrice: Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 1996

Riassunto

Exceptionally rare and valued by book collectors, Otto A. Rothert’s riveting saga of the outlaws and scoundrels of Cave-in-Rock chronicles the adventures of an audacious cast of river pirates and highwaymen who operated in and around the famous Ohio River cavern from 1795 through 1820 (adventures featured in Disney’s Davy Crockett and the film How the West Was Won). Once sporting the enticing sign "Liquor Vault and House for Entertainment," this beautiful cavern location decoyed the unsuspecting by offering a venue for food, drink, and rest.

Compellingly lively, The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock is nonetheless the work of a scholar, a historian who documents his findings and leaves a detailed bibliographical trail. Presenting many eyewitness accounts, Rothert supplies the lore and legend of the colorful villains of Cave-in-Rock. Always maintaining the difference between stories he tells with historical authority and those that are pure speculation, Rothert provides both a fascinating narrative and a valuable regional history.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Otto A. Rothert, secretary of the Filson Club of Louisville for manyyears, was the author of A History of Muhlenberg County and other books.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Southern Illinois Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0809320347
• ISBN 13: 9780809320349
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile